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At the beginning of the twenty-first century a large part of geographically bounded places have been remarked by a human activity. From some of them people disappeared long time ago and archaeological finds can be the only possible vestige of ancient residents. In large part of these places are people directly occurring at present, whether there are their homes, or various spheres of human interests. While in certain areas, people will appear in the future, for example, the Arctic Circle territories can be presented.<ref>Watson, R.T.; Zinyowera, M.C.; Moss, R.H. IPCC Special Report on The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Environment Programme. Hague 2000.</ref> However people are equally affected by the environment where they live and which surrounds them. Predominantly they are in contact with their home country. It provides them livelihoods, inspiration, shelter, work, etc. is linked with their lives. | At the beginning of the twenty-first century a large part of geographically bounded places have been remarked by a human activity. From some of them people disappeared long time ago and archaeological finds can be the only possible vestige of ancient residents. In large part of these places are people directly occurring at present, whether there are their homes, or various spheres of human interests. While in certain areas, people will appear in the future, for example, the Arctic Circle territories can be presented.<ref>Watson, R.T.; Zinyowera, M.C.; Moss, R.H. IPCC Special Report on The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Environment Programme. Hague 2000.</ref> However people are equally affected by the environment where they live and which surrounds them. Predominantly they are in contact with their home country. It provides them livelihoods, inspiration, shelter, work, etc. is linked with their lives. | ||
People can sometimes lose natural ties to their environment. Since the industrial revolution a great fading away of nature, often replaced by functionally built urban structures, is concerned with lot of places. The emptiness, | People can sometimes lose natural ties to their environment. Since the industrial revolution a great fading away of nature, often replaced by functionally built urban structures, is concerned with lot of places. The emptiness, cause of which can be seen in the loss of natural links with the country, is then characteristic for inhabitants of these areas. Arts, culture, literature and all diverse specific aspects of democratic human society, can well replace the open landscape. But people here see the world created by them solely, stars and nature are too remote.<ref>Rougemont, D. L'Avenir est notre affaire. Stock. Paris 1977.</ref> | ||
Besides the urban cites, globalisation also brings to human relationships to the home environment a great change with lots of specifics. We could say in general that human attention focuses more on remote sites and glaring colourful things. Travelling, work, electronic background, imported products, etc. already for a longer period of time affects the human relationship to their environment, which is well illustrated on the captured experience by German-Jewish poet Schivelbusch. ''"I feel as if the mountains and forests of all countries were advancing on Paris. Even now, I can smell the German linden trees; the North Sea's breakers are rolling against my door."''<ref>Scheuerman,W. Globalization. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2010.</ref> Offered outlines largely shift out natural connections between people and their surroundings. During the conversation with the Finnish maritime engineer Allister I found although that deteritorialisation, links with distant places, remote people and different cultures, can also bring awareness of the significance of own environment. | Besides the urban cites, globalisation also brings to human relationships to the home environment a great change with lots of specifics. We could say in general that human attention focuses more on remote sites and glaring colourful things. Travelling, work, electronic background, imported products, etc. already for a longer period of time affects the human relationship to their environment, which is well illustrated on the captured experience by German-Jewish poet Schivelbusch. ''"I feel as if the mountains and forests of all countries were advancing on Paris. Even now, I can smell the German linden trees; the North Sea's breakers are rolling against my door."''<ref>Scheuerman,W. Globalization. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2010.</ref> Offered outlines largely shift out natural connections between people and their surroundings. During the conversation with the Finnish maritime engineer Allister I found although that deteritorialisation, links with distant places, remote people and different cultures, can also bring awareness of the significance of own environment. | ||
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People's relationship to the landscape as well as their way of life greatly changed for better in the Beskids during the period of last twenty years. Democratization allowed remarkable "all-round development" and "opening" of the ordinary people to extraordinary things previously forbidden. It may be considered as the main cause of this great change. From variously important parts this transformation passes in the spirit of "convergence" of the Czech Republic to Western European countries, in personal as well as in regional development, etc. Better access to education, art, essential projects, and even to own family, are well-visible changes. All these things blend together and create everyday life texture with globalisation in the background, bringing along ever-present extensions and remote images, which seem to be far closer than they truly are. Scheuerman very well describes connection of globalisation with geographical distances in the general discourse on globalisation. ''"Geographical distance is typically measured in time. As the time necessary to connect distinct geographical locations is reduced, distance or space undergoes compression or “annihilation”."''<ref>Scheuerman,W. Globalization. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2010.</ref> Further, today inherent changes has globalisation brought in travelling. Quickly increasing possibilities of travel directly affected people in Central Europe. Geographically distant sites drew closer and linked to each other in the last twenty years. Similar situations occurred nearly all over the world - very advanced in certain places, elsewhere will occur in the future. Difference can be seen in comparison of long democratic countries with post-communist or post-totalitarian countries.<ref>Bělina, P.; Fidler, J.; Havel, P.; Kučera, J.P.; Láník, J.; Pilát, V. Dějiny evropské civilizace. Paseka. Praha 1995. p. 264-265.</ref> The travelling well illustrates one of globalisation specifics, which can very well bring the prosperity or harm a certain area. | People's relationship to the landscape as well as their way of life greatly changed for better in the Beskids during the period of last twenty years. Democratization allowed remarkable "all-round development" and "opening" of the ordinary people to extraordinary things previously forbidden. It may be considered as the main cause of this great change. From variously important parts this transformation passes in the spirit of "convergence" of the Czech Republic to Western European countries, in personal as well as in regional development, etc. Better access to education, art, essential projects, and even to own family, are well-visible changes. All these things blend together and create everyday life texture with globalisation in the background, bringing along ever-present extensions and remote images, which seem to be far closer than they truly are. Scheuerman very well describes connection of globalisation with geographical distances in the general discourse on globalisation. ''"Geographical distance is typically measured in time. As the time necessary to connect distinct geographical locations is reduced, distance or space undergoes compression or “annihilation”."''<ref>Scheuerman,W. Globalization. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2010.</ref> Further, today inherent changes has globalisation brought in travelling. Quickly increasing possibilities of travel directly affected people in Central Europe. Geographically distant sites drew closer and linked to each other in the last twenty years. Similar situations occurred nearly all over the world - very advanced in certain places, elsewhere will occur in the future. Difference can be seen in comparison of long democratic countries with post-communist or post-totalitarian countries.<ref>Bělina, P.; Fidler, J.; Havel, P.; Kučera, J.P.; Láník, J.; Pilát, V. Dějiny evropské civilizace. Paseka. Praha 1995. p. 264-265.</ref> The travelling well illustrates one of globalisation specifics, which can very well bring the prosperity or harm a certain area. | ||
At present it could not be said that generality of Beskids inhabitants, feel a warm relationship to its environment. People often keep a particular distance from nature and landscape, and take it rather as something traditional and not very interesting. Surely also the best part of people would not wish to harm the Beskids environment and with no degree be involved in its protection. The present situation may seem unsatisfactory, but in comparison of the Beskids appearance in the 90th of the twentieth century, in certain parts can be seen a great progress towards the sustainable development of the Beskids region and the restoration of disrupted nature. Globalisation can help to create a ligature between human and the land beneficial to each other as well as to break it. Social networks, which are able to detach the user from outside world or to bring him a requisite inspiration for the solution of problems occurring in his home, well present this difficulty. All depends on whether | At present it could not be said that generality of Beskids inhabitants, feel a warm relationship to its environment. People often keep a particular distance from nature and landscape, and take it rather as something traditional and not very interesting. Surely also the best part of people would not wish to harm the Beskids environment and with no degree be involved in its protection. The present situation may seem unsatisfactory, but in comparison of the Beskids appearance in the 90th of the twentieth century, in certain parts can be seen a great progress towards the sustainable development of the Beskids region and the restoration of disrupted nature. Globalisation can help to create a ligature between human and the land beneficial to each other as well as to break it. Social networks or websites as Facebook, Flickr, etc., which are able to detach the user from outside world or to bring him a requisite inspiration for the solution of problems occurring in his home, well present this difficulty. All depends on people, whether they can walk up by themselves and perceive the future by heart.<ref>Rougemont, D. L'Avenir est notre affaire. Stock. Paris 1977. p. 119 - 194.</ref> | ||
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Changing people's relationship to their environment is largely caused by globalisation and occurs in the prevailing part of the world. From the African Tuareg culture affected by a wide spectrum of intruding "western world", to the French part of Quebec, where residents argue about the question of own identity in changing economic-cultural links with other Canadian territories, people come together with changes brought about by globalisation and with varied associated specifics. | Changing people's relationship to their environment is largely caused by globalisation and occurs in the prevailing part of the world. From the African Tuareg culture affected by a wide spectrum of intruding "western world", to the French part of Quebec, where residents argue about the question of own identity in changing economic-cultural links with other Canadian territories, people come together with changes brought about by globalisation and with varied associated specifics. | ||
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Julie Vlckova was born in Novosedly, a village near the Czech-Austrian border. Her parents were from geographically and culturally different territories - Prerov and South Moravian Czech-Austrian border. During childhood her parents moved very often up to the year 1956. At that time when she was finishing the studies at school, Ms. Vlckova moved to Valasske Mezirici where she still lives. Part of her family was shifted to Austria and Germany in the years 1945 and 1946, for the political situation in post-war Czechoslovakia meetings of each other were disallowed. Found home and work in the economic sector in the Beskids were therefore for Ms. Vlckova especially important. With her husband Mr. Vlcek they successfully passed the difficult communistic period of Czechoslovakia. Ms. Julie Vlckova has been for a long time interested in nature, biology, literature and after the democratization of Czechoslovakia often travels across foreign countries. | Julie Vlckova was born in Novosedly, a village near the Czech-Austrian border. Her parents were from geographically and culturally different territories - Prerov and South Moravian Czech-Austrian border. During childhood her parents moved very often up to the year 1956. At that time when she was finishing the studies at school, Ms. Vlckova moved to Valasske Mezirici where she still lives. Part of her family was shifted to Austria and Germany in the years 1945 and 1946, for the political situation in post-war Czechoslovakia meetings of each other were disallowed. Found home and work in the economic sector in the Beskids were therefore for Ms. Vlckova especially important. With her husband Mr. Vlcek they successfully passed the difficult communistic period of Czechoslovakia. Ms. Julie Vlckova has been for a long time interested in nature, biology, literature and after the democratization of Czechoslovakia often travels across foreign countries. | ||
For the Beskids are essential traditional ties of their dwellers to natural environment. At Ms. Vlckova these are care for a garden and cultivation of own fruit and vegetables, trees planting and herbs gathering. By this way people | For the Beskids are essential traditional ties of their dwellers to natural environment. At Ms. Vlckova these are care for a garden and cultivation of own fruit and vegetables, trees planting and herbs gathering. By this way get people with a small things connected to the landscape for the bilateral benefit. | ||
''Relation to the Beskids:'' Purport of home, their environment provides her a rest and is unique by the beautiful nature. Preservation of the traditional picture of the Beskids through own products cultivation, tree planting and adherence to cultural practices. | ''Relation to the Beskids:'' Purport of home, their environment provides her a rest and is unique by the beautiful nature. Preservation of the traditional picture of the Beskids through own products cultivation, tree planting and adherence to cultural practices. | ||
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''Current home:'' Mala Bystrice | ''Current home:'' Mala Bystrice | ||
Martina Novosadova was born in the village of Valasska Bystrice and presently live in the village of Mala Bystrice, both villages are in Vsetinske vrchy mountains. Her parents are originally from the Beskids. She likes travelling and finds the environment around her home located in the PLA Beskydy, considerable for her. She collects forest berries and herbs there, | Martina Novosadova was born in the village of Valasska Bystrice and presently live in the village of Mala Bystrice, both villages are in Vsetinske vrchy mountains. Her parents are originally from the Beskids. She likes travelling and finds the environment around her home located in the PLA Beskydy, considerable for her. She collects forest berries and herbs there, grows fruit and in the winter cares for forest animals. At present Martina Novosadova studies at university in Prague, where she stays for most of her time. She would like to go back to Wallachia after the graduation. | ||
Looking at the Beskydy region and Prague, places differently affected by globalisation can be compared. People are leaving for a long period of time "peripheral" and in a globalized world "less attractive"regions, to large urban cities. Between the Beskids and Prague similar ties can be seen. | Looking at the Beskydy region and Prague, places differently affected by globalisation can be compared. People are leaving for a long period of time "peripheral" and in a globalized world "less attractive"regions, to large urban cities. Between the Beskids and Prague similar ties can be seen. | ||
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''Current home:'' Velka Lhota | ''Current home:'' Velka Lhota | ||
Danek Cab live since his birth in Velka Lhota - a highly located village in the upland near Valasske Mezirici. His parents originate from the Beskids. He | Danek Cab live since his birth in Velka Lhota - a highly located village in the upland near Valasske Mezirici. His parents originate from the Beskids. He studies a technically oriented field and is a member of the association of volunteer firemen. Due to broad tourism he very well orientates in primarily wooded terrain in geographically and culturally bounded local region of Velka Lhota. Danek Cab casually cares about events in the village of Velka Lhota and the area surrounding Valasske Mezirici. As a long prevailing problem he considers a difficult access to the European or state subsidies for the village, and the need of restoration of natural appearance of land, associated with the traditional architecture appropriate to Wallachia. | ||
''Relation to the Beskids:'' Effort to a good orientation in the landscape around his home and its restoration. Appreciates Velka Lhota local region for its unique environment and considers it as his home. | ''Relation to the Beskids:'' Effort to a good orientation in the landscape around his home and its restoration. Appreciates Velka Lhota local region for its unique environment and considers it as his home. | ||